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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

A MURDERoUs BLow.-A murder was com
mtted about one o'clock Thursday morn
ing, at Cleveland, Ohio, he victim being an
unknown man apparently about twenty .six
years OF age A short time before the crime
was committed the stranger had nterferred
in row between several half drunken hang
ers.on at Robertson Il Nicholas saloon on
st. Clair street. After the disturbance was
quslled the man walked down St. Clair to
Ontario street, whittier he was followed by
the crowd, and the quarrel was renewed.
Suddenly one of the men strnck the stran-
ger heavy blow in the face, knocking him
senseless. The man was taken to the cen.
trail station where hedied before physician
could be summoned. About an hour later
VIM. Higgins was arrested as being the man
who struck the blow. Higgins bears hard
reputation. His ostensible occupation is
that of reporter on local Sunday paper
but gambling furnishes the means of his
subsistence. The murdered man was eyi.
IDENTIFY sailor, but no papers or other
means of Identification were TO be found up
on his person. The coroner is of the opin.
ion that the mans neck was broken by Hig-
gins blow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

A CASE OF Moon BLINDNEss.-A young
Irishman of Montreal is moon blind and
dares not stir out alone in the evening. a
few years ago, having met with sad do
nestle loss, he tried, like Dana, 1.-TWO years
before the mast" One night he curled
himself up on the main hatch in the full
glare of tropical moon. and slept. Next
night he began tumbling over everything on
deck, and could not see the ropes. Inc
csntain said he was shamming and set q
tran for him, which nearly broke bis neck.
He has been moon blind, or twilight bind,
ever since. Only one other case OF the
kind mas ever been known by the NEST ex-
nerienoed physician at st. Thomas hospital,
Loudon.-Boston Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

A STRANGE CAsE.-A special dispatch to
the Cincinnati Enquirer from Akron, Ohio,
May 2, says VIM. Beltz. one of the most
respected aud wealthiest farmers of this
county, hung himself this morning in his
barn. His wife found him hanging by a
rope from ladder, with his neck broken.
The case is q very strange one. At the age
of thirty, just thirty years ago, Beilz was
released from the insane asylum at New
burg. Since that time he has amassed 8
large fortune and in his business transac-
tions he has been very shrewd. He has,
however, all these years entertained the
terrible idea that at the end of thirty years
he was to be returned to the asylum. This
matter has worried him terribly, and for
several days his family have kept close
vigil over him. This being the thirtieth
anniversary of his release his family yester-
day TOOK him about fifteen miles away from
home to visit friends. He. however,
returned home next morning with his wife,
and on the pretext of going to the barn to
feed his stock got away from his family,
and then Immediately committed the ter
rible deed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14
Uriah Rinker, a farmer Tame

Uriah Rinker, farmer Tannersville, Pa.
was cleaning his saddle horse on Friday
when the barn was struck by lightning and
the horse instantly killed. Rinker wa:
knocked senseless to the floor. and when be
became conscious was surrounded 10y Games
and all means of escape nearly cut off. By
q desperate eil1rt he managed to catch hold
of the door sill and drag himself from the
burning building. Just as lie crossed the
sill his wife came, rushed to his assistance,
and dragged him to place of safety. His
clothing was then ablazs, and the heat from
the fire was so intense that Mrs. Rinker's
arms and hands were blistered. The watch
in his pocket was destroyed by the light.
ming, and three long gashes were made in a
new boot on his foot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

In HIS speech at Meridian, Miss, last
Thursday, ex.President Jefferson Davis, adj
dressing the immense throng assembled to
greet him, said "United you are now, and
if the Union is ever to be broken, let the
other side break it. The truth you fought
for shall not encourage you to fight again
but to keep your word in good or evil
This sentiment is in favorable and patriotic
contrast with some CT those recently ex'
pressed at Washington by gentlemen on the
'.other side" Why gentlemen on the
"other side" should persist in designating
Mr.. Davis a. the 'arch traitor" when every
BODY in the South knows that he did all the
peope of his State would allow him 10 do
to prevent s, cessioD, that he was the fairly
and legally elected executive Of the Con-
federacy, and was no more of Traitor
than any other true Southern man, is hard
TO understand in these days OF diffusion
of Intelligence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14
Fire ON n steamer-Drowned.

FRANKFORT, Mich, May 1.-THE propel
Ter George D. Sanford caught fire on Lake
Michigan, yesterday afternoon, scorching
her cabin and destroying quantity OF
freight. During the excitement Watson
McGregor. son of the captain, fell overheard
and was drowned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

GENERAL RossER's recent revival of the
memories of General Sheridan's atrocities
during the civil war, iasusceptible as the
latter officer is 10 all the more delicate emo
lions of human nature mus; have been strong
enough to penetrate even his callousness
as he has been driven thereby to attempt to
lay the blame of those atrocities upon Gen
eral Grant, now dead and gone, upon whose
order, he says, those atrocities M ;ots. rs. :.
mItted. But no matt and s"ere com
books he may o.: W. OF how many order /,
oraar g. ,orlook, he will never find
- b.. I'm General Grant directing him
urn dwelling houses over the heads OF
defenceless women and children in the Val
ley of Virginia, or one directing him to ad
wise that he be authorized, after the war,
to treat the white people of Louisiana as
banditti.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14
Color Line in The Chnrch.

The Episcopal Diocesan Convention OF solb
Carolina, in session ut Charleston, confirm. yr-
tcrday the discussion of the rigb; cf the ea.1r.a
clergy to admission to the floor a, delcpat A
great many speeches were made on both
the question, and considerable feeling aas ll4r
tested. Bishop Howe announced The clu.tl.
organized for business. An apes was is,'
from his decision, and the debate came up o. IT,
color question in this shape. Aficr disfu, tst..
matter all day, the convention reasscmt ii...
evening, when the Bishop put the que a.
sustaining the appeal from his decision i4el...
vention refused to sustain the decision Ffg
upon the Bishop ordered the secretary 90 r,.l ..e
rules of order. This prccipitAted an ent-eg no
anticipated scene. Hon. C. G. Mcmiuel7
delegate from Grace Church. Charleston nl.
to his feet and announced that Gsars rasff.
would withdraw from the convention. He w.
quickly followed by other members oil e
all over the church, who announced Ina. n .F ln''
their delegates would also withdraw Nh.l
count was made it was found that las docat-
from fourteen parishes had Withdrawn. iifi 'i
of the clergymen Rev. 2. S. Jroppi,r, Oh ll'f-
aels Church, Charleston, AMI Rev WA. iiaurse
of Trinity Church, Abbevillc, had joined Old
cession. The rules of the church provide i'
ten parishes shall constitute quorum .le
are more than enough delegates, lay and e..
left to make n quorum, aud the CONVEX or ol
unued its sessions to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14
LIST OLE LETTERS.

The following is list of the letters remaining II
the Alexandria, Va, postofice May IA.
Persons calling for letters will please say they arc
advertised
Advertised letters. not called for within thirty
days, will be sent to the dead letter office.
Bell, p Forrest. Mrs James
Bank, Hannah Gray, Hamilton
Brown, Thomas Minor, Jordan
Cissel 8, Co. George W Platter L
Claggett. Mrs Mary Penn, Mrs Sarah
Davis Mrs Emma Phillips. Miss Hattie
Dixon, Miss Lucy Pollard, Miss Crec;e
w. W. HERBERT. P. NJ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

JUDGE COOLEY, president of the inter
state commerce commission, says the com
plants about the effect of the interstate
commerce bill are either utterly nnwarra1t-
ed or greatly exaggerated, and are of little
or no account. He says this though he
knows that the complaints refe'red to extend
from one end of the country to the other,
and are made by all classes of people, but
especially by the poor, who, as in ell
similar cases, have 10 bear the brunt of leg
islatiye evils. But it must be remembered
that while the complaints are made by peo'
pls Injured by the bill, by it Judge Cooley
receives 50 800 year, in addition to his
travelling and other incidental expenses,
and, besides, has all the clerks he may re-
Quire
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

ROOFING OUT RITUALIsM.-A somewhat
sensational case is under discussion in the
| Episcopal Council in session at Henderson,
Ky. 1t is that of tho Rev. George G.. Belts,
rector of Grace Protestant Episcopal Church,
Louisville, KY. The minister has been in
charge of that church for the past two years,
and during that time has shown unmistaka-
BILE tendencies to the Roman Catholic faith
This has been evinced in many ways, but
more particularly by his recent action in
| having tabernacle constructed i1-~ TIE
cnlEea;n cSis Is distinctive piece of furni
I ture common only TO the Roman Catholic
Church. Beyond this Mr.. Belts is also ac-
cused Of extreme rtualistic tendencies. He
insists upon being addressed rs Father"
which is title distinctively worn by the
ecclesiastics OF the Roman Catholic Church
These innovations have naturally produced
severe criticism upon the laymen of his own
church as well as his brethren in the clergy.
The matter was at last carried before the
Bishop, the Right Rev. Thomas U. Dudley,
who at once ordered the removal of the tab
ernacle and the expunging from the forms OF
worship OF all features eXtraneOuS to the ritual
of the Episcopal Church. These instructions
Mr.. Belts disobeyed, retreating behind his
vestry, whose consent, he asserted, must be
obtained before he could remove any article
from the chancel of his church. On the
matter being referred 10 the vestry OF
Graca Church, it was found that they fully
sustained Father Belts, and refused to re.
move it, thus defyinG the mandate of the
Bishop. Nothing more could be done but
10 carry the matter before the tribunal of
tho assembled clergy in council at Hender-
son. This was done, and rigid invesliga-
ton is now proceeding.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

AN ILLINOIS SNAKE FARM.-Near Gal.
ton, ILL.,, is a snake farm, managed be Capt.
Dan Slower and his wife. These good PEG
pie breed and raise rattlesnakes and other
reptiles for aale in the Eastern markets. A
firm in Philadelphia takes all the rattle.
snakes to make into an oil which thew ad.
vertise cures rheumatism. Last month Can't.
Slower contracted with the firm for 80 rat.
tlesnakes at 81 % each, none to measure
less than four feet in length or to bs less
than six years OF age. The older the snake
the better and stronger, it is claimed, is the
oil. The farm is provided with mounds
where the snakes hnrrow, and upon which
they come out 10 bask in the sunlight. There
are thirty.seven of these mounds on Stover's
farm. The farm is tract of virgin prairie
and has never seen pillow, and in summer
its native grass is very high, rendering it
nn excellent place for the reptiles to hide in.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14
A Terrible Mistake.

WASHINGTON, Ind. May 14.-Wm. H.
Sanford, sr, shot and killed his son Hamlet
aged IS years, last night, in Davies county
The boy was in a somnambuiistic spell. and
his father mistook him for q burglar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

The steamer Umbria on her last passage
from QIeeus.own 10 New York, accom-
pished without the MD of very high winds,
from room OF the III To uoen OF 7lh inst,
the remark able run oi 496 Knots, an average
of twenty aDd cue-t thirteenth nautical miles
tee nour
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14
AIEXANDRIA-.
SATURDAY EVENING. MAY IA.

TIE MOST ridiculous thing connected
with the present discussion OF the subject
of the Virginia debt is the remarkable
change that has been developed in the
Washington Republican in respect OF the
honest settlement of that debt. Nothing is
halter known than the fact that from the
time General Malone turned traitor to his
State snd party and obtained temporary
success, by the support he received from the
republican,, national as we'll as State, the
Republican has been his constant and IN
variable defender, and that though, save on
IL and except for the General, reputation
would never have been possible in Virginia,
the Republican never faltered in its sup
port of him, were aware, as it was, that he
had pandered to the repudiationists in order
to get their votes And yet it now. with the
characteristic effrontery of lis party, has the
assurance to say it clears there is senti-
mant in the State growing up in favor ofVir-
tual reputation" Such GOODNESS Is refresh
ing, even in the prevailing cool May morn
ings
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14
More Si,nclss

Tucson, Ariz., May 14.-Three distinct
shocks ofearthquake were felt here between
1:30 AID 2::26 p. m. yesterday, but no damage
was done. Shocks were also severely felt
about Tombstone.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

The Baltimore Homipg Pigeon Club, OF
Baltimore, has adopted the following sta.
tions for series of rscs: Alexandra, 81
miles, lair line y Orange Cours House, 100
miles; Lynchburg, 1876 miles; Greensboro I,
n. c., 301 miles; SparIanburg, S. c, 42l
miles,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

New MusIc-Rowing Song, Talking in her
Sleep and Ecaure. are among the new songs, and
Charge of the Uhlans and YOUTHS Quick.Step
among the new music, Just published by Oliver
Ditson G. Co. Boston, copies of which have been
received at this Office
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

The tract Of land containing S2l acres, be-
low Cedar Run, in Primes William county,
recently in the possession OF Mr.. Thomas
posey. was sold at Brenisvile on Monday
10 MIR. George G. Round, for one dollar per
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14
noath OfJustlce Woods.

WASHINGTON, May 14.-Justico Woods
of the United States Supreme Court, died q
few minutes after twelve o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14
FInrila SennforsI,;n-

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, May 14.-The vote In oper
session to-day for U. s. Senator was as follows
Perry, 26; Bloxham 20 Goodrich, (rep,) 10
scattering, DEM 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14
aSl9g ISL
To-DAY,s TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Nothing New in the Debt Matter.

Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazettel
RICHMOND, May 14-There is nothing
new in the debt matter. The joint com
mission is now in session.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

Years of tea tasting have finally made
blind the weslthiest tea merchant 10 the
world, Nj. Molokanof, Russian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14
DIED.

Ia Chicago Ill, May 10 ADA, daughter of @ p
Collins, and wife OF D. W. Beatty 2se F F. w. "a
from the residence of her father, c. H CoIIina
63 south Pitt street. tomorrow (Sundsv1 af.ns
noon, at o'clock. Friends and relatives are ,' in
vited to attend. @'o ih-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

old APPLE VINEGAR and WHITE WINE
" VINEGAR, exna strength, for sale bv w
jy2 j. 6. MIIBI1pN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

The Sultan has just had the ladies of the
seraglio vaccinated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

COURT OF APPEALS observation-disclosures
VS.. Flanagan. Argued by Judge Joseph
Christian for plaintiff in error and submit.
ted.
Price VS.. Coles executrix. Argued by
Judge E G. Butks for appellant and SUBJ
mitted.
Moons administrator vs. Wexford, Judge.
Argued BIS Edgar Allen and r. T. Hubbard
for plaintiff and Col John H. Guy for de.
fetiant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14

DANTS CUT, patent-stayed and reinforce
l. DRAWERS, made from best pcrpor4t d.
my12 AMOS y. SfAYMAktLS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-14
Legislative.

In the State Senate yesterday the new
code, as it came from the House, was
i
The Grenada gazette., 1887-09-17
TRICkERY IN SOAPS.
The Amount Of Wator Which . Good
Toilet Article Should Contain.

The Amount Of water Which . Good
Toilet Article should Contain.
exp erlenco Is necessary in tho pur-
chase Of fancy soaps" remarked a
dealer the other day. ''You are not
always sure that you are getting the
worth of your money. A good toilet
article should not contain more than
from nine to eighteen per cent. OF wa
ter. Tho unscrupulous manufactures
increases the amount of water in vari-
GUS ways. In some instances he forces
water into the soap as 1t hardens after
the boiling It undergoes; in other
cases he mixes the water by mechanical
means into tho soap; in q third and
equally large class Of cases he intro
duces some powerful chemical, such rs
Gl auber's salts, which enables him to
introduce as much as seventy per
cent. Of water. It ia obvious. there
fore, that ten pounds OF honest toilet
soap would contain nine pounds
Il thoroughly dried. and that ten
rounds treated chemically would con-
ttain less than three pounds. Nor Is
the wrong confined to selling three
pounds for nine to tho innocent pur.
chaser. The spurious soap Is affected
by water five times as much as the
cennine. In tho wash-bowl or bath
tuh n L dissolves visibly before tho eye.
whore its honestly made rival can Be
used fifty times II only lasts ten. Il
ieft by accident in the watcr y dis
- solvos !. .until the surrounding liquid =
1hIok suds. There are sosps os thls
scrt .. il M market which are advsr-
tisea m a. Hrst-class and sold q Aiga
.nrioss Have IN sys on the man who
| cslls on YOU and prstsnds to give yon
bsrraias by ylls.sing On that Y Y sAs
is,t q the la md tsmpts you Win :
ssrist s ialil ~ scals v prices Ths
= inrnA y tisre had ~ snowy wrap
/ ESsr 81 Il y sixty psr cent. wAter Y w. Il
ssssA .' u Y m s' q n I ~ \ = pss
t9 It'll h y WA sA Ayt
The Grenada gazette., 1887-09-17

with legs without a joint and with tho
tail Of a pig; tigers twice the size Of
lion; the ph@nix sprung from tho
SUMS rays. that lived its life Of five
thousand years in India, and, singing
its own dirge, died in its own nest Of
aromatic herbs hard by the fountains
Of the Nile. It would be sheer waste
Of time to bestow further thought upon
the childish inventions fathered BY
Philostratus upon Appollonius Of ~.
ana. or rather upon the journal Of his
fellow-traveler. Damis. Quite as little
attention is due Latin writers who pro.
fessed to have derived their informa.
tion from Indian merchants settled at
Alexandria, or from apocryphal em-
bassies supposed to have been dis.
patched by Indian Kings to Roman
Emperors. In more than one of these
romances allusion is made to the load.
stone islands in the Indian Ocean.
which were believed to draw iron bolts
out Of ships at an incredible distance.
and which have been thus explained
by the fact that the seas in question
were navigated by vessels the planks
Of which were bound together by rope.
and cord. without the use of nails and
bolts. -Asidlic Quarterly Revieu.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-09-17
HOME, SWEET HOME.
4 Beautiful Prose Poem by Rev. James
Freeman Clarke.

4 Beautiful Prose Poem by Rev. James
Freeman Clarke.
True society begins in the home.
When two young people love each
other marry, they restore the picture
Of the apostolic church. They are Of
one heart and one soul. Neither do
they say that any thing they possess is
their own, but they have all things in
common. Their mutual trust in each
other, their entire confidence in each
other, draws out all that is best in
both. Love is the angel who rolls
away the stone from the grave in
which we bury our better nature. and
it comes forth. Love makes all things
new; makes new heaven and new
earth; makes all cares light, all pain
easy. 1t is the one enchantment OF
human life which realizes Fortunio's
purse and Aladdin's palace and
turns the "Arabian Nights" into
mere prose in comparison.
Think how this old story
Of love is repeated forever in all the
novels and romances and poems, and
how we never tire of sreading about 1t;
and how if there is to be wedding in
church all mankind 60, just to have
one look at two persons who are sup.
posed, at least, to he in love, and so
supremcly happy But this, also, is not
perfect society. 1t is too narrow, too
exclusive. 1t shows the power Of devo.
tion, trust, sclf-surrender, that there is
in the human heart; and it is also q
prophecy Of something larger that is
to come. But it is at least home. and
before real society can come, true
homes must come. As in sheltered
nook in the midst of the great sea OF
ice which rolls down from the summit
Of Mont Blanc is found little green
spot full Of tender flowers, so. in the
shelter Of home, in the warm atmos-
phere Of household love, spring
up the pure affections of parent
and child; father. mother son.
daughter; Of brothers and sisters.
Whatever makes this insecure, and
divorce frequent makes Of marriage
not union for life, but an experiment
which may be tried as often as we
choose, and abandoned when we like.
And this cuts up by the roots all the
dear affections Of home; leaves children
| orphaned, destroys fatherly and
motherly love, and is a virtual dissolu.
| ton Of society. know the great
| difficulties Of the question. and how
much wisdom is required to solve
thom. But whatever weakens the
permanence Of marriage tends TO dis
solve society; for permanent homes
are to the social state what the little
cells are to the body. They are the
commencement Of organic life. the
centers from which all organization
proceeds. = Rev. James Freeman
| Clarke.